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Wow, didn't expect that sate peanut soup- It's number 23 by the way. Absolutely delicious! Creamy and with just a squeeze of lemon and abit of basil you get this heavenly smell and taste of buttery, peanut-y. Just wow. Definitely gonna come back!

The vermicelli bowls are my favourite here. Crunchy spring rolls with crispy onion, pork and peanuts always satisfies.
The Pho is goid but not the best in the city.
Service can get slow at lunch but us akways pleasant.

We were walking down Burrard St on vacation and happened to see the sign for Red Pagoda-Vietnamese Food. It's off the street, down a walkway in between buildings (the Red Pagoda sign was next to a big blue Parking sign at 1130 W Pender.) It was about 12:45 and a big lunch crowd was just leaving; seems like a popular...
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Had this for lunch on our first day in Vancouver (picked the first place we saw as we were so hungry) Food was decent, the spring rolls were the best part of the meal. Good location (right on Commercial Drive), quick service, and decent prices.

Team Tastic came here for a dinner and I got a taste of the following:
Pho Tai + added Gan ($8.50 + $2.00)
Spring Rolls ($6)
I didn’t see my usual Pho with beef and tendon toppings so I had to add the option in here to compare them properly. The looks decent here with the usual fare of cilantro,...
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This place is a little hard to find and it's very small but WOW is the food great! The yellow curry I had last week was AWESOME! I try to have something different each visit but it's really hard when you know something you've had is so good. And VERY inexpensive! I go back every time I'm am in Vancouver.

Heard great things about Red Pagoda, and it didn't disappoint. I've already been more than once, I really liked the Pagoda yellow curry; I also tried a lemongrass chicken with spring roll and salad roll on the another visit. Will definitely repeat.

This place has really taken a nose dive in the last year. The restaurant is not clean; floor, table and menus are all sticky/dirty and the bathrooms were gross. Worse part is the kitchen: I snuck a peak inside after coming back from the washroom - and it is ***flithy*** with food splatters everywhere, food not bring properly stored/refrigerated and...
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Staying in Commercial Drive

Neighbourhood Profile

Commercial Drive

Commercial Drive, also called "The Drive," comprises of twelve sauntering blocks of modest and unfussy counter-culture. Straddling the line between sophisticated and unadorned, it is favoured by students, artists, writers, designers, and start-ups, and suffused throughout with a healthy off-beat counter-culture. The kind of neighbourhood which well-springs thought-revolutions and has the odd bit of self-aware graffiti, Commercial Drive has resisted gentrification in favor of continuing to build a thriving den of affordable multiculturalism. Once known as Vancouver's "Little Italy," it has also been the immigration point for Guatemalans, Hondurans, and Portuguese to the city. The resulting hodgepodge makes for poetry readings in espresso cafes, social debates in early-open bakeries, and eco-activism posters pinned up in the many multi-ethnic markets in the area. Commercial Drive is where you go to feel like a local, and if you have them, bring the kids – The Drive has a number of bookshops, toy stores, and attractions to get them involved too.

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